Les Arques
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Arques (INSEE 46008) is in Lot (46), part of CC Cazals-Salviac. Population 214 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 19.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 16,393 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA RECREATION). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LA RECREATION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 219 (2012) → 214 (2023): -2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 160 (1990) → 214 (2023): 33.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 194, of which 34 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cazals): 5.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cazals): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Cazals): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Salviac): 9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lherm): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CAZALS - DDE weather station, 4.6 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 210 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ANGLARS, 12.6 km away at 104 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 106 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 902 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CAZALS - DDE, 4.6 km away at 184 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46008/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46008/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46008/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46008/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46297
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46171
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bélaye | 46 | 16 km S | 214 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espinas | 82 | 64 km SE | 211 | 20.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Léger-du-Malzieu | 48 | 166 km E | 212 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 8 % · winter 92 % |
| Buxeuil | 36 | 283 km N | 214 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sergeac | 24 | 46 km N | 215 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balledent | 87 | 168 km N | 202 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bélaye | 46 | 16 km S | 214 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sergeac | 24 | 46 km N | 215 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espinas | 82 | 64 km SE | 211 | 20.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Léger-du-Malzieu | 48 | 166 km E | 212 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 8 % · winter 92 % |
| Balledent | 87 | 168 km N | 202 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
| Buxeuil | 36 | 283 km N | 214 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Les Arques's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeac | 24 | 46 km N | 215 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savignac-de-Miremont | 24 | 48 km NW | 173 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valojoulx | 24 | 47 km N | 285 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Goujounac | 46 | 5.3 km SW | 220 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyzac-le-Moustier | 24 | 45 km N | 201 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Paunat | 24 | 46 km NW | 320 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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